Lack of data concerning the welfare of Indian and Inuit populations in Canada prompted this study of social and economic characteristics .

Describes the link between federal First Nations health care, in the period 1890 to 1930, and the social reform goals and values of that same time period.

Discusses recent academic discourse about colonialism, reserve establishment and policy and suggest that writers create a utopian perspective, disregarding the severe problems faced by on-reserve residents.

Includes a literature review on residential mobility and an examination of the specific case of women in Winnipeg.

Health Sciences Thesis (MHS)--University of Lethbridge, 2012.

Second edition.

Looks at the experiences of Aboriginal adults with the child welfare system and their concerns about the system. Also discussed are the effects that residential schools had on their parenting skills.

[Conflict Analysis and Management Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2010].

Video of speech given at the 2011 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Ontario's first Aboriginal Lieutenant Governor discusses the epidemic of youth-suicide in First Nations communities. Duration: 1:11:17.

Focuses on the negative intergenerational effects of residential school abuse in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.2.

Data for Indigenous and general population on: admissions to care; provincial CYIC (Children and Youth in Care) admissions; new Out-of-Care (OCO) / Agreements; and fatalities.

Social Work Thesis (Ph.D.)--Smith College School for Social Work, 2003.

Looks at the research focusing on the strengths of four urban Aboriginal women, including a critique of the Western concept definition of resilience, and the process of resilience from the cultural framework of the Medicine Wheel, while applying post-colonial Indigenous epistemological and methodological approaches.

Examines how American Indian elders have been able to adapt and overcome adversities to achieve well-being.

Argues for using the resilience theory to interpret the past in interesting ways that are relevant to contemporary issues.

Community Health Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Manitoba, 2010.

Examines the history of two fjords and the fisheries-dependent Sámi coastal settlements facing a decline in local fish stocks.

Studies community resistance to outside exploitation through methods rooted in Indigenous tradition and values.

Advocates increased funding to reduce poverty and improve aboriginal conditions, allowing Canada to maintain high rankings given by the UN human development index.

Looks at the economic potential of mining, oil and gas projects and the potential harm to the environment and to traditional lifestyles in Aboriginal communities.

Discusses how the negative impacts of resource extraction development can be minimized for increased self reliance, self determination and a sustainable future in Inuit regions.

Looks at several different resource developments as case studies.

Lists literature on prevention, prevalence/incidence, impact, justice responses, services and practices, culture and cultural competence, data sovereignty, as well as useful websites.

Teacher's resource for Grades 5 and 8 utilizes the poem “Water/El Agua, video The Story of Bottled Water, and the article No Running Water by Helen Fallding to explore issues surrounding the environment, the impact of human behavior on it, and the role of the public engagement in maintaining healthy, sustainable ecosystems.

Grade 6 educator's resource for teaching about Aboriginal perspectives on respecting the environment, cultural teachings about women's responsibility for water, and the relationships between all living things. For use with video about Ojibwa Grandmother Josephine Mandamin's walk around the Great Lakes, A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry, and "No Running Water" by Helen Falding.

Documents the viewpoint of Aboriginal students regarding experiences in the educational system.

Argues that isolated reserves should be moved to new land bases closer to urban centres to create more economic opportunities.

Committee had requested additional information on measures undertaken with respect to missing and murdered Aboriginal women. "Advance unedited version"

Discusses areas needing attention in order to provide services tailored to the care of Indigenous seniors in the urban context. Looks at relevant social determinants of health outcomes such as racism and discrimination, poverty, housing food security, transportation, urban and off-reserve migration, and the residential school experience.

Comments on specific components of the Calls for Justice for governments and Calls for Justice for industries, institutions, services and partnerships from a legal standpoint.

Lists positive reactions and concerns of the action plan as noted by the BC Association of Social Workers.

Submission discusses issues particular to urban communities and makes recommendations to address them.

[Legal Studies] Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2000.

Includes a general overview of restorative justice principles and processes, and discusses the complexity of balancing enforcement, victim issues and rehabilitation.

Argues that restorative justice has potential to reduce social injustice if it can become mainstream in the criminal justice systems in Canada and Australia.

Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Regina, 2010.

Refers to the stolen generations in Australia.

Book review of: Restoring the Balance edited by Gail Guthrie Valaskakis, Madeleine Dion Stout, and Eric Guimond.

Discusses barriers to completion of degrees and suggests strategies to overcome them.

Discusses strategies and frameworks for developing an alternative approach which avoids essentialism and generalism.

Using a targeted literature search, critiques mainstream approaches to suicidology and suicide prevention because they ignore key social and structural dimensions of Aboriginal suicide.

Contends that before Australian sociology expands its engagement with Indigenous issues and knowledges, there needs to be reconsideration and reconciliation with past beliefs and practices.

Discusses lasting effects on Australian Aboriginals who, as children, were taken away from their parents and the present day phenomenon of returning to one's Aboriginal family.

Argues for the reform of Sioux government that would accommodate two essential elements of the traditional political culture: the tiyospaye and consensus decision-making.

Discusses a new teaching technique that is culturally appropriate for the treatment of trauma. Access article through table of contents.